Autoimmune Reactivity Screen

Alpha-Myosin

Optimal Result: 0.6 - 2 ELISA Index.

Function:

Myosin, the major contractile protein, converts chemical energy into mechanical force through hydrolysis of ATP. a-Myosin is almost exclusively expressed in cardiac tissue.

Antibodies Appear:

- Autoimmune Myocarditis [3]

- Dilated Cardiomyopathy [3]

- Myasthenia Gravis [5]

- Rheumatic Heart Disease [2]

Known Cross-Reactions:

Group A Streptococcus pyogens, [2]

Streptococcus mutans, [6]

streptococcal M protein, [7]

striated muscle, [5]

cytomegalovirus [8]

Clinical Significance:

As suggested in an experimental assay, [1] in which anti-myosin antibodies caused an increased calcium uptake and retention, leading to myocyte dysfunction and possibly cell death, anti-myosin antibodies may be detrimental to cardiac function. However, elevated antibodies to a-Myosin have been found in dilated cardiomyopathy pedigrees with both familial and non-familial disease, and thus do not support the concept of playing a primary pathogenic role. [4] These antibodies are more likely to be used as a marker for predisposition. [3] A high percentage of asymptomatic relatives of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy also have elevated antibodies to myosin-alpha [3] and should be monitored for early signs of autoimmune myocarditis. Due to cross reactivity, patients with Rheumatic Fever or Myasthenia Gravis should be assessed for autoimmune myocarditis.

References:

1. Bick, et al. Effects of IgM from rheumatic fever patients on intracellular calcium levels of neonatal rat cardiac myocytes. Life Sci, 2003; 73:2101-2111.

2. Fae, et al. Mimicry in recognition of cardiac myosin peptides by heart-intralesional T cell clones from rheumatic heart disease. J Immunol, 2006; 176:5662-5670.

3. Goldman, et al. Autoimmunity to a myosin in a subset of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Br Heart J, 1995; 75:598-603.

4. Herskowitz, et al. Concepts of autoimmunity applied to dilated cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol, 1993; 22:1385-1388.

5. Williams, et al. Serum antibodies and monoclonal antibodies secreted by thymic B-cell clones from patients with Myasthenia Gravis define striational antigens. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1987; 505(1):168-179.

6. Ackermans, et al. Anti-IgG antibodies in rheumatic diseases cross-react with Streptococcus mutans SR antigen. Clin Exp Immunol, 1991; 85:265-269.

7. Quinn, et al. Immunological relationship between the class I epitope of streptococcal M protein and myosin. Infect Immun, 1998; 66(9):4418-4424.

8. Lawson, et al. Mouse cytomegalovirus infection induces antibodies which cross-react with virus and cardiac my

What does it mean if your Alpha-Myosin result is too high?

As suggested in an experimental assay, [1] in which anti-myosin antibodies caused an increased calcium uptake and retention, leading to myocyte dysfunction and possibly cell death, anti-myosin antibodies may be detrimental to cardiac function. However, elevated antibodies to a-Myosin have been found in dilated cardiomyopathy pedigrees with both familial and non-familial disease, and thus do not support the concept of playing a primary pathogenic role. [4] These antibodies are more likely to be used as a marker for predisposition. [3] A high percentage of asymptomatic relatives of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy also have elevated antibodies to myosin-alpha [3] and should be monitored for early signs of autoimmune myocarditis. Due to cross reactivity, patients with Rheumatic Fever or Myasthenia Gravis should be assessed for autoimmune myocarditis.

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